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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education organizations are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Wellesley College to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Professors want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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