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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Academics want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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