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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in learning technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these important new open educational undertakings. Professors want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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