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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in e-learning technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like State University of New York to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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