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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in elearning technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Professors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also considers 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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