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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in distance learning have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of North Carolina to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Corporations want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for data 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 stimulating new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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