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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in elearning enable people all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Bellevue University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Corporations want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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