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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in technology-enhanced learning enable people all over the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Scholars want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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