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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in technology-enhanced learning enable learners in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is all right? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these fascinating new open education endeavours. Teachers want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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