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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in elearning technology enable people in every nation on earth to take classes online. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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