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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in technology-enhanced learning enable people in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Instructors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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