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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these open education initiatives. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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