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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like OpenupEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Educators want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing need for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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