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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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