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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest gains in learning technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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