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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Students want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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