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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning technology are enabling learners all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Guam to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to understand these open education experiments. Students want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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