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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. New developments in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like New Caledonia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this growing desideratum for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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