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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in online learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning institutions have to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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