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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in distance learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to take courses online. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these significant new open educational undertakings. Professors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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