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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in distance learning make it possible for people all over the world to take online courses. MOOCs are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like openHPI to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also addresses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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