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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling humans all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Rochester to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these exciting new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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