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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in electronic education technology are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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