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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in electronic education technology are providing the means for students all around the world to participate in classes online. These MOOCs are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can educators certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to better perceive these promising new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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