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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in e-learning technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Universities want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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