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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online education technology have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Tuvalu to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to better grasp these promising new open education experiments. Universities want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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