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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in online learning are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education initiatives. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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