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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in online education technology have empowered people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Christmas Island to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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