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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in technology-enhanced learning enable people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These massively open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like British Indian Ocean Territory to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Universities want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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