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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in elearning technology enable learners all around the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Open2Study to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also addresses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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