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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in technology-enhanced learning are empowering learners in every nation on earth to take online courses. These massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Moldova to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to better understand these new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also researches the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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