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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in technology-enhanced learning enable students all around the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UWashingtonX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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