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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in learning technology have enabled humans in all parts of the world to take courses online. These MOOCs are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Tokelau to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Students want to perceive how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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