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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to better perceive these open educational experiments. Trainers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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