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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education experiments. Students want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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