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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning technology are enabling learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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