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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in elearning have enabled learners all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Uruguay to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Public servants want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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