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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in online education have enabled people all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations are considering more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with low motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these promising new open education experiments. Educators want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this developing desideratum for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also researches 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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