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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Teachers want to perceive how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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