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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in technology-enhanced learning are enabling students all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are mostly free for students 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 several subjects that online learning organizations have to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Bellevue University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Educators want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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