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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people all over the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Lesotho to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these important new open education endeavours. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also researches the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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