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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in online education have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are considering today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like The New School to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with low motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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