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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in online education have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Saint Martin to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a demand to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education ventures. Scholars want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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