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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in elearning technology are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this developing demand for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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