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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in elearning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Everybody wants to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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