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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in technology-enhanced learning are enabling humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions are considering now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Educators want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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