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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered students in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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