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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to understand these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Students want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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