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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in technology-enhanced learning are enabling students all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOCs are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Serbia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to better understand these exciting new open educational initiatives. Educators want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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