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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in online learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that online education institutions are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Norway to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Students want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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