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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in electronic educational technology are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Colombia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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