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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online education technology are making it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Uruguay to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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