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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for humans all over the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational experiments. Researchers want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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