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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in technology-enhanced learning enable people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to better understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Professors want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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