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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for students in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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