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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online education technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to better comprehend these exciting new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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