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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in e-learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take classes online. MOOC classes are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Denmark to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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