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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in distance learning technology have empowered students all around the world to take online courses. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational experiments. Instructors want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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