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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online education are enabling students in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to be more aware of these interesting new open education undertakings. People want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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