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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in e-learning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions are having to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to better understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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