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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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