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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in distance learning have enabled humans in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Aruba to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Researchers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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