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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Andorra to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Teachers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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