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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advancements in distance learning technology enable people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Greenland to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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