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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Vanuatu to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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