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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online education technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to be more aware of these exciting new open education endeavours. Professors want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this developing need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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