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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering now that distance learning technology is developing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Lecturers want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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