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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in elearning have enabled people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations are considering more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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