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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in distance learning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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