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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a growing need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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