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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). Brand new developments in online learning are empowering learners all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology institutions have to consider now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these exciting new open education experiments. Scholars want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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