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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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