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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in distance learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Trainers want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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