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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in learning technology have enabled humans all over the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning institutions are considering today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like The New School to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational endeavours. Educators want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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