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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in online education technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to be participants in online classes. These massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Mauritania to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these exciting new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also researches the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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