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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in electronic educational technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these promising new open education initiatives. Teachers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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