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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest developments in elearning technology enable people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these compelling new open educational endeavours. People want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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