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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in technology-enhanced learning have empowered humans all around the world to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational experiments. Universities want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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