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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in distance learning are making it possible for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these promising new open education initiatives. Instructors want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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