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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people all over the world to take online classes. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like British Antarctic Territory to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Professors want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This book also researches the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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