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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled humans all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Excelsior College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these significant new open educational undertakings. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also describes the major 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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