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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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