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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in technology-enhanced learning enable people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that e-learning institutions are struggling with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Universities want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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