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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in online learning have enabled humans all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are considering today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Clipperton Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to better understand these exciting new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This book also researches the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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