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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in online education are empowering learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can participants certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Universities want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also explores the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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