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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online education are enabling learners all around the world to take classes online. These online MOOCs are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Aland to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to better perceive these fascinating new open education undertakings. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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