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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for humans all over the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Excelsior College to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational experiments. Academics want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also addresses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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