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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for humans all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Professors want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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