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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in elearning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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