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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in e-learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these exciting new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also explores the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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