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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in e-learning have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Emory University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education initiatives. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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