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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in learning technology enable people all over the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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