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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in elearning make it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to understand these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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