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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in learning technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Michigan to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to understand these significant new open education experiments. Everybody wants to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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