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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to be more aware of these exciting new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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