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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in electronic education technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Scientists want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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