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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online education are empowering humans in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to better understand these important new open education endeavours. Corporations want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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