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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning are empowering students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Minnesota to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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