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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online education technology have made it possible for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions must deal with today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Netherlands to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Universities want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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