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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in elearning technology enable people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Meetup to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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