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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online learning technology enable people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education ventures. Academics want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for knowledge 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 new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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