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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in technology-enhanced learning have enabled students in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Spain to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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