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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like British Indian Ocean Territory to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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