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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest developments in online education technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations are considering now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Hungary to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education experiments. Researchers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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