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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in elearning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these significant new open educational ventures. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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