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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in elearning are empowering people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Libya to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these open education experiments. Teachers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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