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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in learning technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these open educational initiatives. Educators want to comprehend how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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