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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in learning technology enable people all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like OpenupEd to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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