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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in learning technology have enabled humans in nations all aver the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Public servants want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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