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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in online education are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning institutions have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can educators certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to better grasp these new open education experiments. Academics want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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