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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several subjects that elearning technology organizations are considering today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Researchers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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