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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in electronic education technology have enabled humans all over the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Haiti to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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