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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in learning technology make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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