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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in online education technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take online classes. 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 online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Argentina to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Students want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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