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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in electronic educational technology are empowering people all over the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations must deal with now that online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Wellesley College to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Academics want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also deals with the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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