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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in e-learning technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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