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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online education have made it possible for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Academics want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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