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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for students all around the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions are considering today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational ventures. Scientists want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also researches the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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