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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in online education technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Scholars want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this growing need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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