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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology are enabling learners in nations all around the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is developing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Faroe Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Public servants want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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