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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online education make it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these compelling new open educational experiments. Researchers want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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