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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for people all around the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Instructors want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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