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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in online education have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations have to deal with today because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Peninsula College to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these important new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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