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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning technology are enabling learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Malta to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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