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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New gains in online education technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with now that distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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