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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online education technology enable people all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to better grasp these open education ventures. Scholars want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this growing need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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