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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning are empowering humans all over the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Professors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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