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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in distance learning have empowered students in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Twitter to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these promising new open education ventures. Corporations want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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