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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in technology-enhanced learning have enabled learners all around the world to take courses online. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these intriguing new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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