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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in electronic educational technology make it possible for learners all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also examines 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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