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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in distance learning technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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