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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online learning have empowered people all over the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are having to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Rochester to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Educators want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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