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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in online learning are providing the means for humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several issues that e-learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these compelling new open educational ventures. Researchers want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also investigates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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