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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online learning technology enable people in nations all aver the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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