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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning have made it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Educators want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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