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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in technology-enhanced learning enable people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Santa Clara University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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