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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in distance learning technology are making it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Baker Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Universities want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also considers the major 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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