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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in elearning technology enable students in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these interesting new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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