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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Belgium to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Teachers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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