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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations are struggling with today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Helena to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to understand these promising new open educational experiments. Academics want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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