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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online education technology have empowered students in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational experiments. Scientists want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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