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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in electronic education technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to take courses online. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to better understand these important new open education ventures. Corporations want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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