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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for students all around the world to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Georgetown University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these interesting new open education initiatives. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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