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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in electronic educational technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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