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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in elearning technology are enabling people all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations are struggling with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational ventures. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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