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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in electronic education technology are making it possible for people all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Jarvis Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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