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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Academics want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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