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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can organizations certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Slovenia to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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