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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in electronic education technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take classes online. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Trainers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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