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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in elearning are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Academics want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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