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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in distance learning technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Tuvalu to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend these intriguing new open education ventures. Trainers want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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