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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in electronic education technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology organizations have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Martinique to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Public servants want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also studies the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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