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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in online education are empowering humans in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of these MOOCs is all right? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Macau to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these interesting new open education experiments. Educators want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also explores the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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