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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like The University of Chicago to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Corporations want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also investigates 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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