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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Puerto Rico to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Universities want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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