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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in learning technology have enabled learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Berklee College of Music to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these fascinating new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this desideratum for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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