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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several subjects that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can participants assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like El Salvador to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education undertakings. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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