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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in technology-enhanced learning enable learners all over the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like South Ossetia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Scholars want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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