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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in e-learning have empowered students in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to better understand these intriguing new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to perceive how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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