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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in technology-enhanced learning enable learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can educators be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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