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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people all over the world to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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