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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in e-learning technology have enabled learners all around the world to take part in classes online. These massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like San Marino to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Universities want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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