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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in online learning are enabling humans all around the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. People want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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