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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in elearning enable humans all over the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of these MOOCs is passable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Ascension to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational experiments. People want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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