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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations have to consider now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Finland to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing desire to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these exciting new open education initiatives. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also studies 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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