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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in e-learning technology are making it possible for students all around the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Students want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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