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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in e-learning technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Panama to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a developing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these important new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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