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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in elearning technology make it possible for people all over the world to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to now that online education technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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