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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in elearning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these promising new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Academics want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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