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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in technology-enhanced learning have enabled learners all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Samoa to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Universities want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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