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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in learning technology are enabling learners all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering more than ever because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also analyzes 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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