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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a need to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This book also addresses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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