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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in elearning have empowered learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Uruguay to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these significant new open educational endeavours. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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