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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in online education have enabled people all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Professors want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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