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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Monaco to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also researches the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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