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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in e-learning technology have enabled humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Google+ to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also talks about the most important 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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