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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in technology-enhanced learning enable humans in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Tonga to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these promising new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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