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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in elearning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several issues that online learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Broward College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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