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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online education technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education initiatives. Academics want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this expanding need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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