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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in technology-enhanced learning are empowering students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions are considering today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to better understand these promising new open education undertakings. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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