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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in technology-enhanced learning enable people all around the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Professors want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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