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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in elearning are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning institutions have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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