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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for people all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can participants make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also researches the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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