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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online education technology are empowering learners all over the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Spain to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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