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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in distance learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take classes online. These MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Tristan da Cunha to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Universities want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this growing desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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