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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this developing need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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