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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in elearning have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Chad to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to better grasp these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs)