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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in distance learning enable students in nations all aver the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Davidson College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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