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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in electronic educational technology have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not 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 subjects that distance learning organizations are considering more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators assure that the quality of these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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