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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology organizations must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Kirkwood Community College to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to better comprehend these intriguing new open education experiments. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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