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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online education technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by organizations like Kingman Reef to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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