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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in elearning technology are empowering learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations are struggling with today because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Scottsdale Community College to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a developing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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