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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled learners in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Wake Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Trainers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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