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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in online learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to better understand these important new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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