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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in distance learning are enabling learners all over the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Lecturers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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