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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in technology-enhanced learning are empowering students all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these new open education undertakings. People want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desideratum for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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