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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New improvements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling students in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Teachers want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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