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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in electronic education technology have enabled humans in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Scientists want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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