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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in e-learning are empowering people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these open education experiments. Instructors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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