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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. New improvements in online education technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take classes online. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these compelling new open educational ventures. Scholars want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the 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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