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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in e-learning have made it possible for students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Intellectuals and numerous other participants need to understand these exciting new open education experiments. Educators want to grasp how MOOCs 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 MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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