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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling learners all over the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is respectable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Portugal to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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