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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Davidson College to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education initiatives. Universities want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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