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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in digital education technology have enabled students all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to better understand these intriguing new open educational endeavours. People want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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