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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in electronic education technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Twitter to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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