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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massively open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a developing need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to be more aware of these compelling new open education initiatives. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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