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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online education have enabled learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Instructors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This amazing new book also researches the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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