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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in elearning technology enable learners all over the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Trainers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this desideratum for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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