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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in e-learning are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to better grasp these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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