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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Students want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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