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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in technology-enhanced learning enable students in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Lecturers want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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