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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in learning technology enable people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to understand these important new open education experiments. Universities want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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