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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest advances in technology-enhanced learning have empowered students in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Ascension to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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