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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advancements in e-learning have provided the means for students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can we certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by organizations like Norway to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Professors want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this growing need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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