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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for people all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Tokelau to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also describes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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