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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in online learning are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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