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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online learning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Trainers want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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