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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in technology-enhanced learning enable people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Tokelau to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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