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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in digital education technology have empowered learners all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Iceland to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and many other participants desire to better comprehend these significant new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Researchers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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