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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning are empowering people in every nation on earth to take courses online. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these important new open education experiments. Instructors want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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