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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in digital education technology are providing the means for students all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these significant new open education ventures. Lecturers want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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