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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in online education are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also addresses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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