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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in distance learning technology are enabling people all over the world to participate in classes 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 online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Niue to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to understand these significant new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This exciting new book also explores the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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