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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like State University of New York to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these intriguing new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also examines the major 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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