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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in elearning have enabled humans all around the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Micronesia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Trainers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This sensational new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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