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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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