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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning enable people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these promising new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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