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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online education technology are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning organizations have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to better grasp these compelling new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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