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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like LinkedIn to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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