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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advances in online learning have empowered learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend these important new open educational ventures. Scientists want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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