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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for students all over the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Scientists want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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