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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for learners in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Scholars want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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