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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these compelling new open education endeavours. Academics want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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