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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality control for these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Davidson College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to better understand these compelling new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also studies the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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