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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in technology-enhanced learning have enabled humans in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these intriguing new open education ventures. Instructors want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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