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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in elearning technology have enabled people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desideratum for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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