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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in electronic education technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Google+ to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also researches the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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