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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in e-learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these new open educational endeavours. Universities want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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