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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in electronic educational technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Ascension to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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