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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling learners in nations all around the world to take classes online. 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 MOOCs are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Belarus to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Public servants want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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