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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for people all over the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these promising new open educational ventures. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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