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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in elearning are enabling learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants would like to better understand these new open education experiments. People want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this expanding need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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