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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in elearning technology enable students in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with today because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Great Basin College to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Universities want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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