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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in e-learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to take classes online. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Hungary to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these exciting new open educational endeavours. Universities want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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