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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in electronic education technology have empowered learners in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Portugal to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to understand these significant new open education undertakings. Students want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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