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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in online education enable students all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Tumblr to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these important new open education ventures. Corporations want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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