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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in e-learning are making it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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