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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Vanderbilt University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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