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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology have empowered learners all around the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Kirkwood Community College to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Academics want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also explores the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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