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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these fascinating new open education experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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