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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in distance learning are providing the means for humans all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of subjects that elearning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Universities want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this demand for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also researches the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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