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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online education are enabling people all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Broward College to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a increasing desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to better grasp these important new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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