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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in elearning technology enable humans all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Scholars want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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