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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Wake Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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