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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in learning technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions have to struggle with now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Emory University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these compelling new open education experiments. Corporations want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desideratum for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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