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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern changes in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Bellevue University to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Academics want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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