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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in technology-enhanced learning are empowering learners all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Public servants want to perceive how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desideratum for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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