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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Scientists want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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