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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in e-learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Universities want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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