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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in electronic education technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a desire to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to better grasp these promising new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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