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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in technology-enhanced learning are enabling students all over the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Barbados to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Corporations want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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