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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in distance learning technology enable people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions are considering more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Aruba to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these significant new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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