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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in elearning technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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