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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online education technology have enabled learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions are considering today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Tokelau to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Teachers want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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