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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in e-learning have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations are considering now that online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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