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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in distance learning enable people all over the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Aruba to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education experiments. Students want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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