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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education organizations have to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these exciting new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this growing desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also researches the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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