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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in online education have empowered people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Educators want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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