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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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