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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Guernsey to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also addresses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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