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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in e-learning technology have empowered students all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Kauffman Fellows Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Corporations want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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