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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online learning technology are empowering students in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to be more aware of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to comprehend how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also investigates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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