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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in distance learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Denmark to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a demand to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this developing need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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