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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in technology-enhanced learning enable humans in every nation on earth to take online courses. These MOOC courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Teachers want to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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