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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning technology are enabling people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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