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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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