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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Anguilla to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Academics want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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