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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Facebook to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these important new open education endeavours. Academics want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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