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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in e-learning technology enable humans all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also addresses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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