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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online education are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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