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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in learning technology enable people all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the training provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like New Caledonia to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational experiments. Corporations want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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