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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in electronic educational technology have empowered people all around the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Researchers want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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