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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in technology-enhanced learning enable students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education experiments. Public servants want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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