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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Pridnestrovie (Transnistria) to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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