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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in online education technology are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Berklee College of Music to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Corporations want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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