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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online education technology make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Berklee College of Music to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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