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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in elearning technology enable people all over the world to take courses online. These MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is adequate? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Educators want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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