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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a growing need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Corporations want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also researches the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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