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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning have enabled students in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Christmas Island to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these important new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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