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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in e-learning technology are enabling people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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