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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to take classes online. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these open educational experiments. Academics want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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