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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in distance learning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations have to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenupEd to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these important new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to perceive how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This book also explores the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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