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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Johnston Atoll to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Corporations want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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