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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in online education have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like The New School to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education experiments. Trainers want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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