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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people all over the world to take online courses. MOOCs are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Researchers want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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