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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for learners in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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