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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling humans in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Georgia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these promising new open education undertakings. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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