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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in e-learning have enabled people all around the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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