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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online learning technology make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Comoros to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to better perceive these important new open education experiments. Researchers want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also explores the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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