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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in electronic education technology are making it possible for people all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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