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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in e-learning are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Corporations want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This book also explores the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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