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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in online learning technology enable people all around the world to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Teachers want to perceive how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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