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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent developments in learning technology have empowered humans all over the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. People want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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