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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in e-learning are empowering people all over the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Madagascar to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Educators want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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