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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology have empowered humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like YouTube to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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