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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning have enabled students all over the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Georgetown University to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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