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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning technology enable people all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Macedonia to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these important new open education endeavours. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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