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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in online education are enabling students in nations all around the world to take online courses. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Sierra Leone to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Researchers want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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