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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in technology-enhanced learning are empowering students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Students want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this developing demand 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 educational resource topics. This gripping new book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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