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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in electronic education technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Scientists want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this expanding need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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