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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Open2Study to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these open education ventures. Academics want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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