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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in technology-enhanced learning have enabled students in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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