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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online education enable people all over the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Seattle Central Community College to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational ventures. Instructors want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this growing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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