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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in e-learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. People want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this increasing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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