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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in elearning enable people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like YouTube to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to better perceive these new open educational initiatives. Students want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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