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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New improvements in elearning have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a developing need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to better understand these promising new open educational initiatives. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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