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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in online learning technology are enabling students in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to better understand these exciting new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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