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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in distance learning have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Trainers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desideratum for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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