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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in elearning are enabling students in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Academics want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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