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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in e-learning enable students all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Rochester to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to better understand these important new open education initiatives. Trainers want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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