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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in distance learning technology have empowered people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions are considering more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Midway Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these exciting new open educational ventures. Scholars want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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