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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in technology-enhanced learning have empowered students in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Estonia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to better understand these significant new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also researches the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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