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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in online education are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Midway Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education experiments. Professors want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this growing demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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