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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online education have provided the means for learners all over the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these exciting new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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