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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning technology have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Instructors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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