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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in e-learning technology are empowering people all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is passable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Open2Study to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these important new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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