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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in online education technology are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Instructors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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