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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New improvements in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to understand these new open education endeavours. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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