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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning are empowering students all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Poland to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also researches the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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