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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in technology-enhanced learning enable humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Wellesley College to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with low motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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