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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Intellectuals and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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