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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning have enabled learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are struggling with now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these open educational undertakings. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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