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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in e-learning are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Iceland to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to understand these interesting new open education undertakings. Academics want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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