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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online education technology enable students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality control for these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Professors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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