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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses. New improvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can we make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like American Samoa to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Scholars want to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this developing need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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