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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in technology-enhanced learning have enabled humans all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Great Basin College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these new open education endeavours. Students want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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