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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online education technology are making it possible for students in nations all aver the world to take online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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