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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these exciting new open education endeavours. Professors want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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