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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning enable people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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