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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in online education are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can we ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Virginia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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