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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people all over the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a demand to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to better grasp these open educational experiments. Academics want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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