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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Professors want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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