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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in elearning technology are enabling people all over the world to take courses online. These online MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Reunion to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these promising new open education endeavours. Researchers want to comprehend how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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