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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in e-learning have provided the means for students all over the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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