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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online learning technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider today because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can participants certify that the training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Niue to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Universities want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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