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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also examines the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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