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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in online education technology have enabled students in nations all aver the world to take online courses. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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