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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online education enable students in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. People want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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