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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in electronic education technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this growing demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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