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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in elearning have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Scholars want to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this developing need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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