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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. New gains in distance learning are empowering students in all parts of the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Scientists want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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