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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take online classes. MOOCs are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants need to understand these significant new open education ventures. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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