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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online learning technology have enabled learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to better understand these intriguing new open education ventures. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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