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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in distance learning technology are empowering students all over the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also describes the major 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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