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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in elearning technology make it possible for students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these compelling new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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