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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online learning technology have enabled people all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this increasing need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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