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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in online education technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend these important new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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