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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in electronic education technology have made it possible for students all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a growing demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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