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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in technology-enhanced learning are empowering students in nations all around the world to take classes online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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