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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in distance learning are empowering learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these interesting new open education initiatives. Researchers want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also researches the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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