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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in electronic educational technology enable students in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Facebook to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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