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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in e-learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Tumblr to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Scholars want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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