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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in learning technology have empowered learners in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with today because online education technology is developing so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a developing necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also explores the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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