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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in elearning have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a developing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education initiatives. Corporations want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this growing desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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