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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online education are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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