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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in elearning are providing the means for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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