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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in online education make it possible for students in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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