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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in electronic educational technology have enabled people all over the world to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like openHPI to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Corporations want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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