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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online learning make it possible for learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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