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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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