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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in online education technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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