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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in technology-enhanced learning enable people in every nation on earth to take courses online. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions have to struggle with now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Ascension to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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