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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in online learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Austria to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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