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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in technology-enhanced learning enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also investigates 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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