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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in e-learning have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning institutions are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Cook Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Scholars want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this developing desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also researches the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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