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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Cornell University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Professors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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