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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for learners all over the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are considering now that elearning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Bellevue University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Universities want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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