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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in learning technology have enabled humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are struggling with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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