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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in electronic education technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Kingman Reef to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Academics want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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