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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these intriguing new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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