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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in electronic educational technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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