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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest developments in distance learning technology enable learners all around the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Washington to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle low learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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