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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Educators want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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