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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in e-learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is good? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like openHPI to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Scientists want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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