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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a developing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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