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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in technology-enhanced learning enable students all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Antigua and Barbuda to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Instructors want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also studies the 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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