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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest advances in online education have empowered learners all around the world to take part in online classes. These massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Ecuador to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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