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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in elearning have empowered people all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Researchers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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