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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in online education make it possible for learners all over the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these interesting new open education initiatives. People want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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