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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in e-learning enable people in all parts of the world to take online classes. These online MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Central African Republic to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these compelling new open educational ventures. Students want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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