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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in electronic educational technology have empowered people all over the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Singapore to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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