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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in e-learning technology are enabling students in nations all aver the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to better perceive these new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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