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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions have to consider now that online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these important new open education ventures. Universities want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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