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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online education have enabled people in all parts of the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational ventures. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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