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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in distance learning have enabled people all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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