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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for people all around the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality control for these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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