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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in e-learning have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning organizations are having to deal with now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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