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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in elearning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Micronesia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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