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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in technology-enhanced learning have enabled humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these fascinating new open education experiments. Corporations want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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