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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in e-learning technology have enabled humans all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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