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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in technology-enhanced learning enable learners all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Scientists want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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