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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in distance learning have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take courses online. MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Universities want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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