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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advancements in distance learning technology enable humans all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Kauffman Fellows Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also talks about the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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