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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in online education technology have made it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Educators want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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