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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in learning technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. MOOCs are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to understand these new open educational initiatives. Students want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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