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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are struggling with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Students want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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