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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in electronic education technology have enabled learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Navassa Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. People want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also addresses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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