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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in digital education technology have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Aruba to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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