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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in learning technology are enabling humans all around the world to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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