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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in electronic educational technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Colombia to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to better understand these significant new open educational experiments. Researchers want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also addresses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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