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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education technology are making it possible for students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Estonia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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