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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online education are enabling learners all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also explores the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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