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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent changes in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people all around the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions are dealing with today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these open education initiatives. Universities want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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