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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online learning technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. People want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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