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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in online learning technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Mozambique to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Universities want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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