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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Somalia to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational ventures. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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