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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people all over the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these important new open education endeavours. Instructors want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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