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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in learning technology have empowered students all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Heard Island and McDonald Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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