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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning technology have empowered humans all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is all right? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like British Sovereign Base Areas to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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