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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in online education technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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