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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Students want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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