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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in e-learning have empowered humans all over the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like San Marino to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these significant new open education endeavours. Educators want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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