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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for students all over the world to be participants in classes online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Professors want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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