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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in online education technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Scholars want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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