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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in distance learning technology have empowered learners all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also examines the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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