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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Students want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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