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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like The Bahamas to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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