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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online education are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a need to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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