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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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