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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online education technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take online courses. MOOC courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Bouvet Island to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these interesting new open education experiments. Researchers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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