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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in e-learning technology are enabling people all around the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? How can teachers get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education endeavours. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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