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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations are considering today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to better understand these intriguing new open education endeavours. Teachers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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