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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in elearning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take online classes. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Google+ to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Scientists want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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