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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can we make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Excelsior College to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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