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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning have enabled people all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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