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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in e-learning have empowered learners all over the world to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is all right? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Students want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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