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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in online education have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are considering more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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