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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in elearning are making it possible for students in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Students want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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