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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in technology-enhanced learning are empowering students in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions are considering today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Researchers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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