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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in e-learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these open education undertakings. Trainers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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