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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online learning technology have enabled students in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Fiji to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education ventures. Everybody wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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