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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these fascinating new open education ventures. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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