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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online education have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these significant new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also researches the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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