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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in online education have empowered students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these promising new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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