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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online education are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students 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 several topics that elearning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a growing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these important new open education endeavours. Public servants want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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