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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online education are making it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take courses online. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Greenland to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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