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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in elearning have empowered learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these promising new open education initiatives. Educators want to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this increasing demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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