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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advancements in technology-enhanced learning enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Teachers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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