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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in e-learning technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Berklee College of Music to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Students want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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