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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in distance learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like YouTube to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Students want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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