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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these exciting new open educational experiments. Instructors want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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