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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for people all over the world to take online courses. MOOCs are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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