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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in e-learning are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Davidson College to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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