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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning are enabling students in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always 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 issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Bellevue University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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