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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in electronic educational technology are empowering learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Professors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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