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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Madagascar to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Academics want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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