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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling students in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Boston University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to better comprehend these exciting new open education initiatives. Universities want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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