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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in online education are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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