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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning have enabled learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Cuba to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Universities want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also researches the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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