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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education undertakings. Trainers want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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