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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in technology-enhanced learning have empowered learners all over the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Cook Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these open educational experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also describes 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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