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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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