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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern gains in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations are having to consider today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Saint Barthelemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to understand these promising new open educational experiments. Educators want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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