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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in electronic educational technology have provided the means for students all over the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage low learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to perceive how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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