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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions are considering more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education ventures. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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