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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in learning technology enable humans in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a expanding need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This amazing new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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