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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern developments in learning technology have enabled learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering more than ever because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to better perceive these promising new open education undertakings. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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