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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in electronic education technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these new open education initiatives. People want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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