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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology have empowered learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like openHPI to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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