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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in e-learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Belarus to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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