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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in distance learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these compelling new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this growing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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