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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in electronic education technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Spain to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a growing need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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