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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in electronic education technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to better perceive these fascinating new open educational experiments. Students want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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