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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Spain to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these compelling new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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