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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in digital education technology have made it possible for people all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with now that distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Bellevue University to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. People want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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