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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online education enable people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can we certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to better grasp these exciting new open education undertakings. Corporations want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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