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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in online education technology have enabled humans in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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