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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in technology-enhanced learning are empowering humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations have to consider now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these compelling new open educational endeavours. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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