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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in distance learning have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massively open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions have to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Teachers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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