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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in e-learning are making it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Angola to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education endeavours. Universities want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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