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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in technology-enhanced learning have enabled learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these promising new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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