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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in technology-enhanced learning enable learners all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Academics want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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