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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. New improvements in learning technology are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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