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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is all right? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Palmyra Atoll to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Scholars want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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