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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online education are making it possible for learners all over the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Greenland to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Educators want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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