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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in distance learning technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Svalbard to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Scientists want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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