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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations have to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also considers the key 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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