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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in distance learning technology are enabling students all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Instructors want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also addresses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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