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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants certify that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Marshall Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Students want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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