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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in e-learning are empowering people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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