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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in technology-enhanced learning enable people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology institutions are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Scholars want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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