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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning enable humans all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Boston University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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