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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. MOOCs are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like openHPI to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Universities want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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