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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations are considering in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Monaco to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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