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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advancements in distance learning technology have empowered students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Excelsior College to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Academics want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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