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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in elearning are making it possible for students all over the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these interesting new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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