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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in elearning technology make it possible for students all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by organizations like Greece to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education endeavours. Scholars want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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