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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in distance learning technology have made it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Wellesley College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend these exciting new open educational endeavours. Educators want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this growing demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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