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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest advances in e-learning are enabling people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations are dealing with today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these interesting new open education experiments. People want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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