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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations are struggling with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Otis College of Art and Design to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to understand these promising new open educational experiments. Universities want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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