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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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