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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in learning technology have enabled learners all around the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Instructors want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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