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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Central African Republic to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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