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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online education technology have made it possible for students in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions are dealing with now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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