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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for learners all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Teachers want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desire for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This gripping new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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