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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in elearning enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Instructors want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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