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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in technology-enhanced learning enable people all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Students want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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