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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in elearning technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Educators want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also analyzes the major 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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