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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Santa Clara University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these important new open education endeavours. Students want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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