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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these compelling new open education experiments. Trainers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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