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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in electronic educational technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Netherlands Antilles to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Scientists want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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