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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education technology have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This definitive new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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